Behind the speed and athletic ability of Jermaine Evans - who caught three touchdown passes and ran for two more - the Morrilton Devil Pups proved to be too much for the Russellville West Whirlwinds in a 43-20 win Thursday night at Cyclone Stadium.

The West (1-6-1) was within14-6 at one point, but Evans - who had 180 yards of total offense - added a 10-yard touchdown run on a reverse on a fourth-down play. He also added the ensuing two-point conversion run to put the Devil Pups up 22-6 with 27 seconds left before halftime.

After Shawn Dodson intercepted Whirlwind quarterback Blake Humphrey's pass on an attempted screen, Evans struck again five plays later. The speedy Morrilton back ran around the right side for another 10-yard scamper at the 4:21 mark in the third quarter. The ensuing two-point try failed, leaving the score at 28-6.

The West 'Winds came back, though, following a nice kickoff return by Josh Cloud that was taken to the Morrilton 41. Four plays later, Humphrey hit Nathan Cathcart on a perfect lob in the corner of the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown pass. Humphrey and Cloud hooked up for the two-point conversion, cutting the Devil Pups' lead to 28-14 with 2:52 left in the third quarter.

Morrilton recovered an attempted onside kick and answered the Whirlwind score. Devil Pup quarterback Blake McGhee hit Evans on a screen on the third play of the drive, and Evans took it the distance for a 23-yard touchdown. The two connected again on the two-point try to give Morrilton a 36-14 lead at the 1:38 mark in the third quarter.

The Devil Pups held the West on a fourth-down play on the ensuing drive to regain possession. The seven-play drive was capped by Ryan Duncan - who rushed for 91 yards - sprinting 34 yards after eluding tackles for a touchdown. Duncan added the PAT to give Morrilton a 43-14 lead with 4:23 left in the game.

The West 'Winds found paydirt on their next drive when Humphrey faked a handoff on a third-down play and hit Cloud in the flat for a 15-yard scoring strike to complete the scoring.

"We gave up some big plays tonight," Jones said. "We had some chances, but couldn't get it done. We made a battle out of it in the second half."

Morrilton got on the board quickly to start the game, started with McGhee hitting Evans on a screen he took 46 yards for a touchdown. McGhee ran in the two-point conversion on a fake PAT attempt to put the Devil Pups ahead 8-0.

After Jonathon Taylor intercepted a Humphrey pass on Russellville West's first possession, Morrilton needed only one play to score, as Evans again utilized his speed on a 54-yard scamper off a screen pass at the 3:51 mark in the first quarter to make it 14-0.

"The offense looked good tonight," Jones said. "We scored on nearly every drive, but just didn't have the athletic ability to hold (Morrilton)."

RJHS East-Greenbrier

The Russellville East Whirlwinds displayed a shut-down defense, and Derek Owens helped produce two touchdowns - one rushing and one passing - to triumph over the Greenbrier Panthers 16-8 Thursday night.

"The defense really shut them (Greenbrier) down in the second half," East coach Jeff Terry said. "We only gave up one first down in the half."

Owens put the first points on the board with a 40-yard run off a bootleg in the first quarter. Owens hit Landon Loyd for the two-point conversion to give the East 'Winds (2-6) an early 8-0 lead.

That's where the score remained until the final minute of the opening half, when Greenbrier came back to tie the game 8-8.

Owens hit Randal Stancill on a 65-yard touchdown strike - after Stancill came back to make a nice play on the ball and haul in the pass - in the second half for what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown.

"Stancill's a kid who's going to make big plays for you," Terry said. "You can always count on him to do well."

Drew Harris ran in the two-point conversion for the final score of the game.

The Panthers threatened late in the game as they got to midfield. However, Andy Taylor picked off a pass - his second of the game - to seal the victory for the East.

Owens also came away with an interception.

"We just had an outstanding game," Terry said. "The defense just played great."

Robertson put the Wildcats (4-4) ahead to stay when he bolted 60 yards for a touchdown, then his two-point conversion made it 8-0 with 25 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Robertson struck again with a 40-yard scoring jaunt with 6:25 left in the first half.

Bigelow cut the gap to 14-8 on a 5-yard touchdown pass and two-point conversion with 3:15 before halftime. Both teams then battled through a scoreless second half.

Hector closes out its regular season next week at either Little Rock Episcopal or Hazen.

Ola-Centerpoint

OLA - Tyler King produced a pair of touchdown runs on Ola's first two offensive plays, propelling the Mustangs to a 28-12 5AA Conference victory over visiting Centerpoint.

King's first scoring run went 82 yards, and his two-point conversion run gave Ola an 8-0 lead with 5:56 left in the first quarter. King struck again later in the period, bolting 28 yards for a touchdown and making it 14-0 as the two-point conversion failed.

After Centerpoint scored early in the second quarter, the Mustangs struck again with a 1-yard quarterback keeper by Matt Damon, who threw to Blake Baskins for the two-point conversion and made it a 22-8 game. Ola's final score came in the third quarter, with King racing 38 yards to paydirt at the 5:47 mark.

King finished the game with 217 yards on only nine carries. Jason Frinkle and Will King led the Mustangs' defensive charge with 10 tackles apiece, while Tyler King added nine tackles.